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...Middlesex” is Cal??s novel: a family history tracking the recessive gene mutation that accounts for his troubling condition as “a male pseudohermaphorodite—genetically male, but appearing otherwise.” He starts in Turkey: siblings Desdemona and Lefty flee that country’s conflict with Greece to start anew in America as husband and wife. In Detroit, cousins Milton and Tessie fall in love and become engaged amidst the turmoil of the Second World War. Calliope, their daughter—born and raised as a girl—learns...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Eugenides’ Transitive Epic | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...intelligent plot and worthy characters. At the center of the movie is Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe), a seasoned reporter for The Washington Globe who begins to unravel a government conspiracy while investigating the death of a research assistant to Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck)—coincidentally Cal??s friend and college roommate. Accompanied by Della Frye (Rachel McAdams), a young but eager political blogger for The Globe, Cal discovers that at the center of the plot is PointCorp, a private company bidding for Defense Department contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan that Collins is investigating.Based...

Author: By Claire J Saffitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: State of Play | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

...precision you have to play with the whole time.” Other notable matches for the Crimson included sophomore Michael Hayes’ victory over Berkeley’s Geoff Chizever, (3-6, 7-6 (14-12), 6-2), co-captain Michael Kalfayan’s demolition of Cal??s Sky Lovill (6-4, 6-1), and freshman Davis Mangham’s defeat of Illinois’ Jordan Knue (7-5, 6-3). —Staff writer Jonathan B. Steinman can be reached at steinman@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Jonathan B. Steinman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Early Lessons From Top Squads | 9/14/2008 | See Source »

...warmer waters at Crown Point Shores Park at Mission Bay in San Diego against stiff competition—the field included defending national champion Washington as well as runner-up Stanford. While the varsity eight placed third in its division, the second varsity eight defeated Washington and Cal??s second boats to capture the Sharp Cabrillo Cup with a time of 5:52.31. “The race went really well,” said senior bow seat Breffny Morgan. “Our boat got off to a really clean and powerful start and the pace...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Shines in Warmer Weather | 4/7/2008 | See Source »

...those not in the know, that is a full nine spots behind the Crimson, which climbed to No. 13.And what about UCLA’s 10-5-4 record? It’s good for a Pac-10 team, but it still lost twice to Cal??seeded 13th in the tournament—by two or more goals.Harvard, with its 14-4-0 record, has beaten Fairfield and Brown—two teams still alive for the championship—by a combined score of 8-3. And don’t forget, the Crimson is currently...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ultimate Tailgate Potential With Soccer Victory | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

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